Hx of Osteopathy Flashcards
When was AT Still born?
Born August 6, 1828 and moved to Missouri in 1830s
What did AT Still do in 1839?
Make rope swing to treat a headache
When’d he marry his first wifey?
1849
What’d he do in 1850?
Took over mission in Eudora, KS
What happened in 1855?
Dr. Still studied anatomy in Indian cadavers after cholera outbreak
What happened in 1857?
Elected to Kansas legislature to abolish slavery
What happened in 1860?
The dude remarried Mary
What happened in 1861-1864?
Fought in Civil War and became a Major
What happened in 1864?
Battle of westport
What happened in THE single greatest moment in American history?
He waved his banner of osteopathy to the breeze at 10 am June 22, 1874
What happened in 1874?
Still presented his ideas to Bakery U and was removed from the methodist church then recorded osteopathic treatment in Macon, Missouri
What happened in 1885?
Coined term osteopathy
What happened in 1892***
Opened American School of Osteopathy w/ 17 men and 5 women, 5 were his kids
What happened in 1900?
700 students and largest school of healing arts w/ 12 sister schools started by graduates
What are the osteopathic principles?
- Body is a unit of body, mind, and spirit
- Body is capable of self regulation, self healing, and heal maintenance
- Structure and function are reciprocally interrelated
- Rational treatment based on understanding body unit, self regular, and structure/function